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, general counsel of the Homeland Security Department, last month submitted his letter of resignation to President Bush. No date has been set for the resignation to take effect, "to allow for a smooth transition," according to a statement from DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff. Whitley was confirmed by the Senate in July 2003 and Aug. 1, 2003, was sworn in as DHS' first general counsel. As the agency's chief legal officer, Whitley oversaw the integration of 1,500 lawyers from 22 agencies into a single legal team. (R-La.) said he will serve as vice chairman of the Homeland Security subcommittee on the prevention of nuclear and biological attack. The subcommittee focuses on the nature of the nuclear and bio-terrorism threat and now to prevent nuclear and biological terrorist attacks against the United States. and , who recently joined Cornet Technology Inc., Springfield, Va., as, respectively, president and director of operations, will head the company's new division, . The new division will focus on network infrastructure management and test access solutions for Cornet's federal and corporate customers.Former Lockheed Martin executive has been elected to the board of directors for , El Segundo, Calif. Smith served for 13 years with the Central Intelligence Agency before joining Lockheed. joined systems integrator as director of federal systems engineering in the company's Tysons Corner, Va., office. Before joining Dataline, Klosky was senior systems engineer for the Health and Human Services Department, where he headed the team that designed, deployed and maintained the online system for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act complaint processing., CPA, joined tax and accounting service provider , Bethesda, Md., as director of business strategy and financial management services in the business consulting practice for the Mid-Atlantic economic unit. He will counsel clients in consulting, audit, tax and related services. joined marketing firm , Herndon, Va., as vice president and account integration director. Ragsdale will assist the firm in its government-to-consumer outreach campaign efforts, and take responsibility for the firm's Defense Department contracts. joined , Waltham, Mass., as vice president of communications and corporate affairs. Wickham most recently was vice president, corporate communications for Hewlett Packard Co. joined , Vienna, Va., as marketing vice president responsible for all marketing programs, pricing strategies and communications. McCargo joins AT&T from WAM!NET Government Services, where he was in charge of business development. joined in its McLean, Va., office as vice president, business development for the company's IT sector TASC business unit. Dodd, previously with Space Imaging LLC, will work with Northrop Grumman's intelligence and defense community customers. joined database developer of Dallas as director of marketing. Smith joins after overseeing marketing activity for wireless technology providers Powerwave Technologies Inc. and Cellular One Group.Paradigm Holdings Inc. named as president and chief operating officer of its subsidiary, disaster recovery technology provider , Rockville, Md. The new position is a promotion for Jakovac from his previous job as president of commercial operations for the company.Law enforcement and terrorism specialist joined IT consultancy , Springfield, Va., as operations director of the language services center. Harmon previously was chief of enforcement in the Treasury Department's office of foreign assets control. joined IT security provider , Rockville, Md., as executive vice president of worldwide sales. Koubek is charged with helping the company expand its global presence. and are, respectively, vice president of sales and director of marketing for , Herndon, Va. Johnson was previously vice president of sales for the company. Weiss comes to TCS from Red-M Inc., a wireless security and management software solution provider. joined Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, Ohio, as director of government relations for national security and homeland security in Battelle's office of external relations in Washington. Cherington spent the past four years as counsel for the Senate Armed Services Committee.At , Los Angeles: to the new position of vice president, advanced mission programs, with cradle-to-grave responsibility for restricted programs at the company's Redondo Beach, Calif., site; to the company's Newport News, Va., sector vice president and chief nuclear engineer, waterfront nuclear engineering and test; and to vice president, trades, education and training for the sector.At , Herndon, Va.: to vice president of business development. To his duties of driving new federal business and sales strategy, Williams adds oversight of the sales and business development team.At , Arlington, Va.: to president of the federal change management company.At : to corporate vice president from president of GDC's Advanced Information Systems business unit; and Tommy Augustsson to corporate vice president from staff vice president of employee relations.At , Houston: to chief operating officer, managing overall corporate operations for the company's flight and government services as well as space commerce development; to senior vice president of flight services, replacing the retiring Dan Bland, who will continue to consult.Send personnel announcements to .